Table 3 CSI score: headache background and characteristics
Cases (%) | CSI score ± SD | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Headache background | ||||
Chronification | Complete cases | 164/164 (100.0) | ||
CM | 111/164 (67.7) | 35.6 ± 13.4 | 0.054 | |
EM | 53/164 (32.3) | 31.4 ± 12.3 | ||
Medication overuse | Complete cases | 164/164 (100.0) | ||
MOH | 68/164 (41.5) | 35.3 ± 14.7 | 0.378 | |
non-MOH | 96/164 (58.5) | 33.5 ± 11.9 | ||
Aura | Complete cases | 164/164 (100.0) | ||
with aura | 27/164 (16.5) | 37.1 ± 13.6 | 0.210 | |
without aura | 137/164 (83.5) | 33.7 ± 13.0 | ||
Illness duration | Complete cases | 160/164 (97.6) | ||
< 5 years | 11/164 (6.7) | 35.4 ± 11.1 | 0.939 | |
5–10 years | 18/164 (11.0) | 33.8 ± 17.2 | ||
> 10 years | 131/164 (79.9) | 33.9 ± 12.8 | ||
Sex | Complete cases | 164/164 (100.0) | ||
Male | 33/164 (20.1) | 31.1 ± 14.2 | 0.124 | |
Female | 131/164 (79.9) | 35.0 ± 12.8 | ||
Headache characteristics | ||||
Pain location | Complete cases | 159/164 (97.0) | ||
Unilateral: (strictly unilateral/unilateral side variable) | 53/164 (32.3) | 33.7 ± 12.3 | 0.932 | |
Bilateral: (always bilateral/bilateral but sometimes unilateral) | 106/164 (64.6) | 33.9 ± 13.4 | ||
Pain quality | Complete cases | 163/164 (99.4) | ||
Pulsating | 110/164 (67.1) | 33.7 ± 13.0 | 0.604 | |
Non-pulsating | 53/164 (32.3) | 34.9 ± 13.4 | ||
Pain severity | Complete cases | 162/164 (98.8) | ||
Maximum attack | NRS 8 out 10 or more | 116/164 (70.7) | 35.7 ± 12.7 | 0.028† |
Less than 8 out of 10 | 46/164 (28.0) | 30.7 ± 13.4 | ||
Usual attack | NRS 8 out 10 or more | 15/164 (9.1) | 33.4 ± 14.3 | 0.792 |
Less than 8 out of 10 | 147/164 (89.6) | 34.3 ± 12.9 | ||
Attack duration | Complete cases | 152/164 (92.7) | ||
Maximum | < 24 h | 61/164 (37.2) | 30.6 ± 11.7 | 0.004†† |
24–72 h | 76/164 (46.3) | 34.5 ± 13.4 | ||
> 72 h | 15/164 (9.1) | 42.7 ± 13.7 | ||
Post hoc: < 24 h vs. > 72 h | 0.004†† | |||
Usual | < 24 h | 104/164 (63.4) | 32.2 ± 12.1 | 0.077 |
24–72 h | 45/164 (27.4) | 37.0 ± 14.9 | ||
> 72 h | 3/164 (1.8) | 41.0 ± 13.1 | ||
Usual headache frequency (moderate to severe) | Complete cases | 139/164 (84.8) | ||
< 1 day/month | 12/164 (7.3) | 31.1 ± 15.1 | 0.069 | |
1–10 days/month | 106/164 (64.6) | 33.8 ± 12.5 | ||
> 10 days/month | 21/164 (12.8) | 40.5 ± 15.9 | ||